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State Trunk Highway 48 (often called Highway 48, STH-48 or WIS 48) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
. It runs east–west in northwest Wisconsin from
Grantsburg to
Exeland.
Route description
The highway begins at its intersection with
Highway 70 in
Grantsburg.The intersection is also the northern terminus of
Highway 87. The highway runs south from the intersection in a
concurrency
Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with Highway 87, passing through the community of
Branstad before leaving the concurrency and running east from it. Near
Trade Lake (community), Wisconsin
Trade Lake is a town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 823 in the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Four Corners and Trade Lake are located in the town. The unincorporated c ...
, the highway intersects with four county highways; Y, O, M, and Z. It continues east from there until it reaches
Frederic, where a concurrency starts with
Highway 35
The following highways are numbered 35:
International
* European route E35
Canada
* Alberta Highway 35
* British Columbia Highway 35
* Ontario Highway 35
* Quebec Autoroute 35
*Saskatchewan Highway 35
China
* G35 Expressway
Costa Rica
* N ...
. The highway continues south along the concurrency until it reaches
Luck
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, where it runs east from. In
Cumberland
Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...
, it follows a short concurrency with
U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US  ...
. After passing
Highway 25 and an
interchange with
U.S. Route 53
U.S. Route 53, or U.S. Highway 53 (U.S. 53), is a north–south U.S. highway that runs for 404 miles (650 km) from La Crosse, Wisconsin to International Falls, Minnesota. It is the primary north–south route in northwestern Wisconsin ...
, it passes through
Rice Lake. It continues east from Rice Lake, passing through a few villages and unincorporated communities before terminating at
Highway 40 in
Weirgor.
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Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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048
Transportation in Burnett County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Polk County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Barron County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Washburn County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Sawyer County, Wisconsin
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